Shamrock hosts "Backstage Pass" post-event show on Saturday

http://mmajunkie.comMMA fighter and EliteXC broadcaster Frank Shamrock will host a post-fight show following Saturday’s “EliteXC: PRIMETIME” event, which airs live on CBS.

The show, “Backstage Pass,” will recap the night’s card, which includes a main event between heavyweights Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson and James Thompson. Shamrock will also conduct live interviews with the event’s fighters.

The show will be streamed live on ProElite.com beginning at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT.

Saturday’s event will be the first-ever MMA event to air live on major U.S. network television. It’ll be the first of four “Saturday Night Fights” events that CBS will broadcast over the next 12 months.

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